Secondary Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement & Behaviour
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Posted 7 Nov 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter
School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-12
School staff (FTE)
141
86.9 teaching · 54.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
12.9:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,119
Indigenous students
15%
Language other than English
13%
Girls vs boys
588 girls · 531 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter is seeking applications for a Secondary Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement & Behaviour to join their team.
MacKillop Catholic College, a master-planned Prep to Year 12 College located in the growing southern corridor of Cairns, was established in 2016 with Prep-Year 3 classes. The College has developed progressively, adding additional year levels annually, and commenced secondary education in 2020 with Year 7, and the first Year 12 cohort graduating in 2025. Guided by the authentic discipleship of Saint Mary MacKillop of the Cross, and the Josephite tradition, our mission, to inspire hearts, minds and spirits, is grounded in the vision to provide quality 21st century education to the young people in our community.
About the RoleThe Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement and Behaviour Support role is specifically to support student engagement in learning and assist in providing support to the Responsible Thinking Classroom (RTC). This will include assisting students to regulate their emotions, responding to student esclations and exploring challenges that impact students' abilities to engage across learning environments. This assistance may also extend to planning and resourcing interventions for students, delivered by the S…